The transcription factor STAT5 catalyzes Mannich ligation reactions yielding inhibitors of leukemic cell proliferation

Protein-templated fragment ligations have been established as a powerful method for the assembly and detection of optimized protein ligands. Initially developed for reversible ligations, the method has been expanded to irreversible reactions enabling the formation of super-additive fragment combinations. Here, protein-induced Mannich ligations are discovered as a biocatalytic reaction furnishing inhibitors of the transcription factor STAT5. STAT5 protein catalyzes multicomponent reactions of a phosphate mimetic, formaldehyde, and 1H-tetrazoles yielding protein ligands with greatly increased binding affinity and ligand efficiency. Reactions are induced under physiological conditions selectively by native STAT5 but not by other proteins. Formation of ligation products and (auto-)inhibition of the reaction are quantified and the mechanism is investigated. Inhibitors assembled by STAT5 block specifically the phosphorylation of this protein in a cellular model of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), DNA-binding of STAT5 dimers, expression of downstream targets of the transcription factor, and the proliferation of cancer cells in mice.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 10(2019), 1 vom: 08. Jan., Seite 66

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wong, Ee Lin [VerfasserIn]
Nawrotzky, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Arkona, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Boo Geun [VerfasserIn]
Beligny, Samuel [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xinning [VerfasserIn]
Wagner, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Lisurek, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Carstanjen, Dirk [VerfasserIn]
Rademann, Jörg [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
Antineoplastic Agents
DNA
Journal Article
Ligands
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
STAT5 Transcription Factor
STAT5A protein, human
STAT5B protein, human
Tumor Suppressor Proteins

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Date Completed 19.02.2019

Date Revised 09.03.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-018-07923-2

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NLM292507046